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OMGWTF

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2. No Character

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 05:16 PM

Friday

“It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.”

― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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Robert Reich: Nato Summit Exposed Real Source of Trump's Power [View all] applegrove Friday OP

Like a mafia boss BarbD Friday #1

No Character OMGWTF Friday #2

Very well said Mr. Reich KS Toronado Friday #3

Sorry, but his power ALSO comes from MLWR Friday #4

Beat me to it Martin Eden Friday #6

They could do it now that Moscow Mitch McConnell is otherwise detained FakeNoose Saturday #14

McConnell is to blame for the failure to remove the orange cancer from his party after J6. Martin Eden Saturday #16

True, but he still influenced the R's to save Chump's ass from being convicted FakeNoose Saturday #17

That was my point. Trump's 2nd term is part of McConnell's legacy Martin Eden Saturday #19

Congress and the SC have the same lack of character wnylib 23 hrs ago #27

Yeah. Can our planet survive this? NT Hope so! warmfeet Friday #5

Yes, the planet will do just fine. ananda Friday #8

the orange pedo's "art of the deal"is nothing but bullying, bullshit and bombs. nothing else. nt Javaman Friday #7

This, and huge undeserved loads of Money for himself Justice matters. Saturday #21

It's just typical psychopathic behavior Farmer-Rick Friday #9

Please Please Please popsdenver Friday #10

Congress! Congress? Calling Congress. Joinfortmill Friday #11

Trump's power comes from the backing of the Republican Party. paulkienitz Friday #12

They share the power of no values. wnylib 23 hrs ago #28

Roy Cohn taught him well. He has no other playbook. pat_k Friday #13

He believes he has a license to kill... kentuck Saturday #15

Simply put, time to 86-47. republianmushroom Saturday #18

The republican congress has to take the lions share of responsibility for what Trump has done. patphil Saturday #20

100% debsy Saturday #22

No one man can do that on his own. He has the backing of the US Supreme Court. phxjurist Saturday #23

And yet not one GOP Old Crank Saturday #24

Great assessment. liberalla Yesterday #25

Not true, without the Republicans and his base he has no power. dem4decades Yesterday #26